Is it weird that I really delight in raking leaves? I also love washing dishes. Maybe I just crave that instant sense of accomplishment? Or organized order? That would explain the spreadsheets… I enjoy golfing, playing basketball, losing track of time on the beach looking for sand dollars and sea glass with my girls, and catching a game on the TV during a mellow weekend.
I love Tadao Ando’s work - specifically the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. I’m also spoiled to live around neighborhoods peppered with Eichler homes.
I DRIVE TO THE BEACH EVERYDAY. ONCE THERE, I'M WORKING WITH AND FOR GENUINELY GREAT PEOPLE. I'M ALLOWED TO PRETTY CONSISTENTLY GET INTO A STATE OF FLOW WITH MY WORK WHERE I'M WALKING THAT LINE OF BEING CHALLENGED WHILE HAVING FUN. DESIGN MARRIES THAT; CREATING FUNCTIONAL FORM WITH VARIOUS BOUNDARIES WHILE IN COLLABORATION IS A FLUID PUZZLE AND IT'S COMPLETION IS A REWARD I'VE YET TO BE DISAPPOINTED BY.
I’ve been passionate about architecture since I learned what it was back in elementary school; my father planted the seed when he consistently noticed my days were consumed in Legos, Lincoln Logs, puzzles, and drawing and declared I would be an architect someday. So I marched to the beat of that drum - save for a quick pivot that I took during my senior year of high school to work at In N’ Out Burger. I went on to study architecture at the University of Arizona where I earned my Bachelor’s of Architecture degree and was honored as a finalist for the AIA’s Design Excellence Award. My architecture journey started just before college where I was able to work on homes in Pebble Beach and along 17-Mile Drive. After I graduated, I worked on projects all along the San Francisco Peninsula and now I’m leading projects spanning from the Santa Cruz Mountains to Carmel Valley. When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my family, walking around our little Willow Glen bubble with an iced coffee, chasing one of my girls around our yard or napping with the other dreaming away on my shoulder - but only after the leaves have been raked.